PUBLIC DISPLAY OF APPLICATION DOSSIER FOR GENERAL RELEASE OF TELA MAIZE BY INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE

In accordance with the National Biosafety Management Agency Act 2015 (as amended), requiring public display of any biosafety application, for permit to intentionally release genetically modified organisms (GMOs), for comments, the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) hereby announces a twenty-one (21) day public notice on the display of an application dossier by INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE for the General Release of TELA Maize containing events: MON87460 and MON89034 conferring drought tolerance and protection against stem borers and the fall army worm. The display, with effect from 9th September 2021 to 1st October 2021, is to enable the public to make input that would facilitate informed decision on the application.

Description of the Product

• The release is for commercialization of Genetically Modified TELA maize.

Display Centre are :

• Department of Environmental Biosafety & General Release, National Biosafety Management Agency, Airport Road, Abuja.
• Office of the Executive Director National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Niger State
• Office of the Director-General, Forest Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State
• Office of the Executive Director National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State
• Website of the National Biosafety Management Agency; www.nbma.gov.ng

APPLICATION DOSSIER BY INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE

Display Duration

Date: 9th September 2021 to 1st October 2021
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00pm daily

All comments should be forwarded to the office of the Director-General/ Chief Executive Officer, National Biosafety Management Agency on or before 1st of October 2021.

E-mail: nbma@nbma.gov.ng